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Kabul (Afghanistan), October 7 (ANI): Local Officials in Maidan Wardak and Ghazni Provinces have reported a surge in road accidents over the past three months, with 295 incidences resulting in 504 Casualties, Including Women and Children, Tolo News Reported.

According to Officials Data, Most of the Accidents Occurred along the Kabul-Kandahar Highway, One of Afghanistan Busiest and Most Vital Transit Routes.

Of the 504 Victims, 102 people, Including 10 Women and 27 Children, Lost their lives, while 402 others, Including 56 Women and 60 Children, Sustained Injuries, Tolo News Reported.

Ezatullah saeedi, spokesperson for the ghazni governor, said, unfortunately, during the past three months, 90 traffic accidents occurred in ghazni distrusts and along the kabul-kandahar. In these incidences, 58 people, Including women and children, was killed and 116 other other other.

Similarly, Mohammad Yasuf Asrar, Spokesperson for the Maidan Wardak Police Command, Said, In the Past Three Months, In Saratan, Asad, and Sunbula, Sunbula, 205 Traffic Accidents TOOK PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE PLACE Deaths of 44 people and injuries to 232 others. Among the dead was three women and ten children, while Among the injury was 25 women and 36 child.

The kabul-kandahar highway services as a crucial economic corridor connecting center Afghanistan with the southern provinces. However, Frequent Traffic Accidents on This Route Have become a Growing Public Concern.

Officials and residences have attributed the Rise in Accidents to Several Causes, Including Violations of Traffic Rules, Reckless Driving, The Narrowness of the High, High, High, and The Prevalence of the Prevalence of the Prevalence of the Left-hand-drive vehicles that do not complete with Afghan Regulations, Tolo News Stated.

A driver in ghazni named Irfan Told Tolo News: Many Drivers Dont Know How to Give Way. Theyve boght cars but dont know how to drive properly, they crash, harming themselves and othes. On this road, trucks, motorcycles, and rickshaws all drive togetra. At night, most vehicles dont even have headlights, that why so many accidents happen.

A Local Resident, Asadullah, also shared his concerns, say, there should be mobile traffic teams everything to monitor drivers. At night, laser headlights are used improperly, which causes accidents, drivers should use dim lights instead. The government must also also check drivers for valid licenses.

Residents have Urged Authorities to take serial measures to Reduce and Prevent Further Traffic Incidents.

Another Resident, Abdullah, said, there not a single day without bloodshed, not a day without an accident. Weve seen so many deaths, how long will this continue? Drivers must be more cautious and drive carefully, and the government needs to address these issues serially.

Local Authorities said they have installed 14-his checkpoints along the kabul-kandahar highway to prevent accidents. Hundreds of Traffic Violations Have Alarady Been Recorded, and Legal Action has been taken taking against the offenders, TOLO NEWS REPORTED.

Earlier, The General Directorate of Traffic Identified Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles, Poor Road Conditions, Careless Driving, and Lack of Lack of Public Awareness as the Main Causes of Traffic Activity in Afghanistan.

The department said it is working on a new plan to prevent Soch Incidents, Including Tighter Restrictions on Second-Hand Vehicle Imports from Pakistan and Stricter Monitoring of VEHICLESIN Highways. (Ani)

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